By Dennis and Nathaniel
Launch Force and Mass
Goal: How would the mass of the car and launch force affects its stopping distance?
1st Procedure: Different Mass
1. Find the mass of the car
2.Set up the stage by placing 2 weights at one side of the ramp opposite of each other and wrap a rubber band from one to another.
3. Use the force scale to find the amount of force there is on the rubber when being pulled on.
4.Use average force on the car for each trial
5. For each trial use different masses on the car
6. Use meter stick to find the car's stopping distance.
Data: Different Masses
Mass of the car: 256 gram
Force l Mass l Distance
2N 256g 57cm
2N 506g 34cm
2N 756g 22cm
2N 1006g 17cm
Data Analysis:
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In this graph we can see as the mass of the car increases, the distance it travels decreases.
2nd Procedure:
1.Follow the same procedure 1 to 3 from the 1st procedure
2.use constant mass of the car
3. For each trial, use different force
Data: Using Different launch force and same mass.
Mass of the car : 256gram
Force l Mass l Distance
2N 256g 34cm
3N 256g 76cm
4N 256g 106 cm
5N 256g 193cm
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Data Analysis:
In this graph, one can see that as the launch force increases, the distance of the car decreases
3rd Procedure:
1. Follow procedure 1 to 3 from the 1st procedure
2. For each trial, different mass and force
Data: Different Mass and launch force.
1st Force l Mass l Distance
3N 506g 47cm
3N 756g 31cm
3N 1006g 23cm
2nd Force l Mass l Distance
4N 506g 55cm
4N 756g 49cm
4N 1006g 36cm
3rd Force l Mass l Distance
5N 506g 70cm
5N 756g 57cm
5N 1006g 40 cm
Data Analysis;
The third procedure is a combination of the 1st and 2nd procedure where the force is changed as well as the mass of the cart to determine the distance travelled by the cart.
Conclusion:
By doing this lab, my partner and i were able to find the relation ship between mass and launch force and how it will affect a car's distance. 1st part of the lab, we used different masses for the car and the same launch force and we found that as the mass of the car increase, the distance it travels decreases.For the 2nd part of the lab, we used different launch forces with the same mass of the car and we were able to found that as the launch force increases, the stopping distance of the car increases. For third part of the lab we discovered that the ideas that we got from the first and second procedure, were applicable in many different situations. Doing this lab taught us that the relation between launch force and mass was inverse. In everyday life, i always see this principle being applied in many activities. For example, when i was a kid i used to like playing with sling shot. While i was playing with it, i could see that as i used heavier rocks to sling, the distance it travels decreases. Doing this lab, it made me realize that physics is always in action in the real world.
By Dennis and Nathaniel
Launch Force and Mass
Goal: How would the mass of the car and launch force affects its stopping distance?
1st Procedure: Different Mass
1. Find the mass of the car
2.Set up the stage by placing 2 weights at one side of the ramp opposite of each other and wrap a rubber band from one to another.
3. Use the force scale to find the amount of force there is on the rubber when being pulled on.
4.Use average force on the car for each trial
5. For each trial use different masses on the car
6. Use meter stick to find the car's stopping distance.
Data: Different Masses
Mass of the car: 256 gram
Force l Mass l Distance
2N 256g 57cm
2N 506g 34cm
2N 756g 22cm
2N 1006g 17cm
Data Analysis:
In this graph we can see as the mass of the car increases, the distance it travels decreases.
2nd Procedure:
1.Follow the same procedure 1 to 3 from the 1st procedure
2.use constant mass of the car
3. For each trial, use different force
Data: Using Different launch force and same mass.
Mass of the car : 256gram
Force l Mass l Distance
2N 256g 34cm
3N 256g 76cm
4N 256g 106 cm
5N 256g 193cm
Data Analysis:
In this graph, one can see that as the launch force increases, the distance of the car decreases
3rd Procedure:
1. Follow procedure 1 to 3 from the 1st procedure
2. For each trial, different mass and force
Data: Different Mass and launch force.
1st
Force l Mass l Distance
3N 506g 47cm
3N 756g 31cm
3N 1006g 23cm
2nd
Force l Mass l Distance
4N 506g 55cm
4N 756g 49cm
4N 1006g 36cm
3rd
Force l Mass l Distance
5N 506g 70cm
5N 756g 57cm
5N 1006g 40 cm
Data Analysis;
The third procedure is a combination of the 1st and 2nd procedure where the force is changed as well as the mass of the cart to determine the distance travelled by the cart.
Conclusion:
By doing this lab, my partner and i were able to find the relation ship between mass and launch force and how it will affect a car's distance. 1st part of the lab, we used different masses for the car and the same launch force and we found that as the mass of the car increase, the distance it travels decreases.For the 2nd part of the lab, we used different launch forces with the same mass of the car and we were able to found that as the launch force increases, the stopping distance of the car increases. For third part of the lab we discovered that the ideas that we got from the first and second procedure, were applicable in many different situations. Doing this lab taught us that the relation between launch force and mass was inverse. In everyday life, i always see this principle being applied in many activities. For example, when i was a kid i used to like playing with sling shot. While i was playing with it, i could see that as i used heavier rocks to sling, the distance it travels decreases. Doing this lab, it made me realize that physics is always in action in the real world.